Tesco will use cocoa from Rainforest Alliance Certified sources for its own label chocolate products sold in UK by the end of 2018, and Unilever has collaborated with Hubbub to launch Joint Ambition for a Zero Food Waste Britain. Foodprocessing-technology.com wraps up key headlines from July 2016.

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Global consumer goods company Unilever collaborated with social enterprise charity Hubbub to launch a new initiative known as Joint Ambition for a Zero Food Waste Britain.

Supported by The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), the initiative was developed after conducting consultations with approximately 240 organisations, as well as through public polling conducted with approximately 2,000 households.

It aims to address food waste issues at a consumer, business and policy level.

The Joint Ambition is built on five core principles, namely collaboration between organisations from all sectors to reduce household food waste, communication and create awareness among people for a wider environmental, social and financial impact of food.

The remaining principles are aimed towards the skills and knowledge required to enable people to get maximum value from food, and consistency for food waste collection systems across the UK.

The product will be part of its ProDry range that offer maple syrup flavour and sweetness as a free-flowing powder.

Ohly Americas general manager Jay Wickeham said: “The response to the maple syrup powder from existing customers has been overwhelmingly positive. Canadian maple syrup is distinctive and popular, it’s a flavour that really delights consumers and is a powerful addition to Seasonings in order to improve them with sweetness and depth.”

American snack food maker Mondelez International announced plans to enter the $2.8bn Chinese chocolate market by launching its Milka brand in September.

The company also plans to introduce its other confectionary products and access the China's growing demand for chocolate.

The development is expected to enhance and accelerate the company’s growth plan.

Mondelez International chief growth officer Tim Cofer said: “When we launched our growth plan last year, we said we'd focus on geographic white spaces where we could accelerate the growth of our core categories and power brands.

“This is a perfect example of that plan in action, launching a snacking category where we're already a world leader into an emerging market where we have an established, successful presence.

Danone subsidiary Dannon plans to introduce a new non-genetically modified organism (GMO) yoghurt range under the Dannon and Oikos brands in the US.

The company claimed that its new yoghurt contains natural and non-GMO ingredients, and in future, all its products containing GMO ingredients will be clearly labelled as such, independent of actions taken by the federal government.

Dannon CEO Mariano Lozano said: "Shoppers are our main ingredient, and what is important to them drives what we do. For this reason, the range of products we make is evolving to provide even more choices."

The company offers a wide range of products, which includes natural foods, supplements and herbal infusions, containing natural nutrients to treat complex ailments such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, liver and kidney complications, as well as weight-related ailments.

The plant-based formulations are expected to help prevent and heal several ailments and diseases, as well as improve body immunity.

Herbs Nutriproduct founder and director Luke Coutinho said: “Pure Nutrition is offering a gamut of services to a vast number of patients with the forte of improving their lifestyle.

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